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Knock-Out Option
What is a 'Knock-Out Option' A knock-out option is an option with a built-in mechanism to expire worthless if a specified price...
Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model (HJM Model)
What is 'Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model - HJM Model' A model that applies forward rates to an existing term structure of interest rates to determine...
Macroprudential Analysis
What is 'Macroprudential Analysis' A method of economic analysis that evaluates the health, soundness and vulnerabilities of a financial system. Macroprudential analysis...
Manifest Variable
DefinitionIn statistics, observable variable or observable quantity, as opposed to latent variable, is a variable that can be observed and directly measured. Manifest Variable...
Asset Allocation
DefinitionAsset allocation is the rigorous implementation of an investment strategy that attempts to balance risk versus reward by adjusting the percentage of each asset...
Ability-To-Pay Taxation
What is 'Ability-To-Pay Taxation' Ability-to-pay taxation is a progressive taxation principle that maintains that taxes should be levied according a taxpayer's ability...
Absolute Physical Life
What is 'Absolute Physical Life' The length of time that it takes for an asset takes to become fully depreciated, at which...
Abnormal Return
How to Spot an Abnormal Return in Your Portfolio
An abnormal return is a deviation from the expected return on a security or portfolio. There...
Sales Comparison Approach (SCA)
What is 'Sales Comparison Approach - SCA' A real estate appraisal method that compares a piece of property to other properties with...
Saber Currency
What is 'Saber Currency' A proposed Brazilian currency that would be handed out by the Ministry of Education to 7-year-olds to be...